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The Messy Reformation

Jason Ruis

Welcome to The Messy Reformation Substack community—a hub for all who desire reformation in the CRCNA. Access exclusive resources, insightful articles, and engaging podcasts that will equip you to lead in this reformation.

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Episode 273: Synod 2026 — The New Leaders of the Denomination

“Four or five years ago, would we have guessed that anybody associated with Abide would be an officer of Synod? No way. They all had the black mark of the plague put on them. Now one of the leaders of the Abide Project is president, and w...

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Episode 272: The Banner's Future and the Confessional Renewal of the CRCNA — Lora Copley (Part 2)

“Pray…write…read…[and] share The Banner…Write ‘Letters to the Editor’…We need to know where your God-given passion is meeting the denomination’s great need for this messy reformation.” —Lora Copley

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Episode 271: Breaking the Echo Chamber - Wider Voices in the Banner — Lora Copley (Part 1)

“We [the people of God] can have a vision of a better future…God is too big, his gospel is too grand, the church is called to this…bold vision of making disciples and planting churches and of something large…He can take us far beyond our...

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Episode 270: Synod 2026 — Passionately Reformed Leaders for a Passionately Reformed Denomination

“Synod needs to do two things…One…come up with a good, clear picture of who we want for our next synod president…someone confessionally-aligned, passionately Reformed, deeply theological president…And then I want synod to make a statement...

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Episode 269: Synod 2026 — The CRCNA Needs to Cast a Vision Worth Funding

“The best way to fund anything is not to try to make people feel guilty about it. What if our denomination was doing things that churches were excited to give them money for?...The reality is we don’t have any vision. We don’t know where...

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